Good afternoon!
Librarians are just so great. And Lucy Chiem, who works at the Bayview Branch, is especially terrific: Read Sophie Rerucha’s profile and learn what middle school and high-school kids like best when they visit Chiem at the library.
To understand why Afrofuturism is a “super-useful tool, but insufficient,” see Teresa Moore‘s review of ‘UNBOUND’ at the Museum of the African Diaspora, and her fascinating interviews with artists and the curator.
And Oscar Palma has the buzz on more openings and closings in the Mission, and explains the difference between The Laundry and The Fold.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
People We Meet: Lucy Chiem is the kind of librarian who likes surprises
“Mondays are pretty chill. I like Sundays because it could be a coin toss.”
Review: ‘UNBOUNDโ at MoAD
“The way you feel when you enter that space is meant to give lie to all the ways youโve been told you are earthbound.”ย
Around the Neighborhoods
Mission Buzz: Desperately seeking cemita bread
“Don’t say ‘goodbye,’ but rather ‘au revoir'”.
SNAP
Bird and motorcycle
By Michael Santiago
Events
Today: Ignite SF #18, at Brava Theater, January 14, 6-10PM
Tomorrow: Empowering Voices: A Community Dialogue on Mental Health, at Manny’s, January 15, 6-7PM
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